Entertainment Desk

The crime epic Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role, is continuing to make waves at the box office, and is showing no signs of slowing down even after a week in theatres. On its eighth day of release, the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer collected an impressive Rs 23.34 crore in India, pushing its overall collection to Rs 362.11 crore, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

Animal had a bumper opening week. The film raked in Rs 63.80 crore on opening day, followed by Rs 66.27 crore on Saturday, Rs 71.46 crore on Sunday, Rs 43.96 crore on Monday, Rs 37.47 crore on Tuesday, Rs 30.39 crore on Wednesday, and Rs 24.23 crore on Thursday. The film has collected Rs 600 crore worldwide, according to T-Series, and is currently the fourth-biggest Hindi movie of the year, behind Gadar 2, Pathaan and Jawan. It has now overtaken Sanju to become Ranbir’s biggest-ever hit.

Animal had the third-biggest opening week in the history of Hindi movies, and the biggest opening week for a non-holiday release. It is now also the highest-grossing A-rated Indian movie ever.

By comparison, the Hindi version of Jawan earned Rs 327.88 crore in its first week, Pathaan made Rs 318.50 crore in its first week, and Gadar 2 minted Rs 284.63 crore in the same time frame. These figures represent net box office collections in the Hindi version across India.

Despite receiving mixed to negative reviews, Animal is anticipated to dominate the ticket counters until Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki releases in theatres on December 21. Animal also stars Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in pivotal roles. The film has received criticism for its portrayal of toxic masculinity, which some cast members have defended.

Rashmika recently took to X and penned a note about her character Gitanjali. She wrote, “She is pure, real, unfiltered, strong and raw.. At times as an actor, I would question some of Gitanjali’s actions.. And I remember my director telling me – this was their story.. Ranvijay’s & Gitanjali’s.. it was their love and passion, their families and their lives – this is who they are.”